Aboubacar Sylla (footballer, born 1993)

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Aboubacar Sylla
Personal information
Full name Aboubacar Sylla
Date of birth (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Guinea
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017 AS Kaloum
2017 PS TNI 3 (0)
International career
2015– Guinea 8 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 May 2018

Aboubacar "Iyanga" Sylla (born 1 May 1993) is a Guinean international football midfielder.

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He took his nickname from Equatoguinean footballer Iban Iyanga, who scored a goal against Senegal (Guinea's classic rival) at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

International career

International goals

Scores and results list Guinea's goal tally first. [1]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 October 2015 Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako, Mali Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2–02–0 2016 African Nations Championship qualification
2.22 January 2016 Stade Régional Nyamirambo, Kigali, Rwanda Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 1–12–2 2016 African Nations Championship

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References

  1. "Sylla, Aboubacar 'Iyanga'". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2018.